The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CARP , but the solution may also be QUIBBLE which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Cavil crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CARP | 57 % | 4 |
| NIT | 11 % | 3 |
| BEEF | 7 % | 4 |
| QUIP | 4 % | 4 |
| GRIPE | 4 % | 5 |
| NITPICK | 4 % | 7 |
| QUIBBLE | 4 % | 7 |
| SPLITHAIRS | 4 % | 10 |
| HAGGLE | 4 % | 6 |
| SNIPEAT | 4 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cavil
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- chicane
- carp
- quibble
- complain
- object
- beef
- cavillers
- demur
- captious
- controvertible
- waverer
- quarrel
Crossword Answer definitions
CARP noun- Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
- To complain about a fault; to harp on.
- To say; to tell.
- To find fault with; to censure.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result CARP
- Find fault in a disagreeable way
- Freshwater catch
- Pond fish
- Bottom feeder
- Food fish
- Freshwater fish
- Find fault
- Complain
- Complain, like a fish?
- Beef
More clues leading to the result NIT
- Coll. basketball tourney
- Hoops tourney, for short
- This isn't welcome in school
- Little louse
- Nottingham nerd
- NCAA tourney's lesser cousin
- Prefix for wit
- Annual competition first won by the Temple Owls, for short
- Basketball championship of which St. John's has won the most, 6
- Small problem
More clues leading to the result BEEF
- Stroganoff stuff
- "Where's the ___?"
- Complaint
- Grievance
- Gripe
- Burrito meat
- Kobe ___
- Bone to pick
- Point of complaint
- Alberta export
More clues leading to the result QUIP
- Clever quote
- One liner
- Witty remark
- (Supp)l(y w)i(th) ne(cessary materials)
- Crack
- Ironic T-shirt slogan, e.g.
- Bon mot
- Stand-up fodder
- Punchy joke
- Witticism
More clues leading to the result GRIPE
- Bellyache
- Beef
- Complain
- Have beefs
- Complain ceaselessly
- Carp
- Be a complainer
- Bone to pick
- Act curmudgeonly
- Kvetch
More clues leading to the result NITPICK
- Criticize the minutiae
- Criticize every little detail
- Carp about details
- Find a few faults
- Cavil
- Split hairs
- Quibble
- Not be satisfied, perhaps
- Sweat the small stuff, in a way
- Go after little things
More clues leading to the result QUIBBLE
More clues leading to the result SPLITHAIRS
- Quibble
- Nitpick
- Be pedantic
- Be overly exact
- Make petty distinctions
- *Nitpick
- Nitpick, and what this puzzle's circled letters represent
- Make petty distinctions ... and what 17-, 23- and 49-Across literally do?
- Be overly petty
- Be too picky
More clues leading to the result HAGGLE
- Bargain
- Emulate a 63 Across
- Dicker on price
- Try to get a better price
- Bargain in a petty way
- Argue trivially
- Dicker
- Argue over a price
- Dispute.
- Wrangle.